Montana has become the first state to establish a checkoff program for hemp producers, giving the industry there a path to raise money for research, education and marketing efforts like the famed “Got Milk?” campaign. The launch of a checkoff program in Montana comes as the hemp industry debates whether a national or state system […]
NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas has been named CEO of One World Pharma Inc., a U.S.-based company that grows hemp and marijuana in Colombia. Thomas, who played 13 seasons for the Detroit Pistons, is replacing CEO Craig Ellins, who founded the company and is retiring. The company said Thomas will also be the vice-chairman […]
Two similar federal lawsuits against PetSmart were voluntarily dismissed by plaintiffs who accused the company of selling hemp products for pets without approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Federal lawsuits against PetSmart voluntarily dismissed is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Kentucky hemp processor and CBD product manufacturer GenCanna Global has named veteran executive Andrew Barnett as its new CEO. GenCanna Global appoints new leadership as processor emerges from bankruptcy is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Hemp got a big makeover recently in U.S. law. Now an annual summertime event to promote the plant is getting a makeover, too. The longtime Hemp History Week has been rebranded as Hemp Week, observed this year June 6-12, in a move to revitalize an advocacy campaign recently acquired by the U.S. Hemp Industries Association. […]
Portland, Oregon-based Resource Innovation Institute (RII) is hoping to establish standards for water quality and water use for hemp and marijuana cultivators, including both indoor and outdoor growers. Members of the cannabis industry have been calling for standards across sectors for years, though few have been put in place. According to Greenhouse Grower, Derek Smith, […]
A Canadian company that makes natural nonwoven fibers says it has raised $3.3 million, mostly from angel investors, to help finish developing a proprietary processing plant in Europe. Victoria, British Columbia-based Bast Fibre Technologies made the announcement this week, saying the investors are buying common shares and will get an equity stake in the company. […]
Storefronts are re-opening and farms are commencing with planting season, and hemp and CBD and businesses continue to seek out loans and disaster relief money as economic recovery begins. Hemp industry members bristled at an announcement from federal agriculture officials in late May that money set aside for farmers wouldn’t be going to anyone growing […]
Smokable hemp looks set to remain legal in North Carolina next year after the state’s General Assembly sent the state’s farm bill to the governor without new regulations for the hemp industry. The Senate gave final approval on Thursday to a compromise measure that also got House support on Wednesday. An agreement between House and […]
Canadian CBD company NewLeaf Brands Inc. is changing its name to Mydecine Innovations Group Inc. to reflect its focus on developing strains of psychedelic mushrooms. The Vancouver, British Columbia-based company will now be called Mydecine Innovations Group Inc. and its ticker on the Canadian Stock Exchange is changing from NLB to MYCO. The change becomes effective Friday, […]
